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Norton Shores man sentenced to 1 year in jail for CSC. - By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Muskegon County man who had sexual relations with female children who he was related to was sentenced to serve one year in jail today in 51st Circuit Court. Dean Andrew Nowaczyk, 46, of 6384 Martin Rd, Norton Shores, was charged with three counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct. The initial charge was made almost a year ago with additional charges in October 20... ow.ly/2VqsCv... See MoreSee Less

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Muskegon County man who had sexual relations with female children who he was related to was sentenced to serve one year in jail today in 51st Circuit Cou...

Traffic stop leads to 3 marijuana possession arrests - The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. AMBER TWP. — Three local men were arrested for possession of marijuana Monday, March 2, at 12:05 a.m. at US-10 and Stiles Road following a traffic stop. A 19-year-old Scottville man, a 19-year-old Free... ow.ly/2VqizJ... See MoreSee Less

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CSC Case adjourned until next month. - LUDINGTON — A Ludington man accused of four counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under 13-years-old, appeared in 51st Circuit Court today. Benjamin Michael Bentz, 33, of 202 Fourth St., Ludington, was arrested Nov. 7 by the Ludington Police Department and charged with three felonies of CSC first degree and one count of CSC second degree. Each count allegedly involved a child victim. CSC first degree alleges sexual ... ow.ly/2VqizI... See MoreSee Less

The mystery of the found bone fragment

May 23, 2013

RIVERTON TWP. — A Michigan State University forensic anthropologist continues to investigate the human skull fragment found last Friday in Riverton Township. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office announced today that only the fragment, one of 12 bones found on Morton Road near Chauvez Road, is human. The fragment was delivered to Michigan State by a detective Wednesday.

The sheriff’s office reported that no tissue was left on the fragment. Earlier this week Sheriff Kim Cole said the fragment was not from a child and he did not know the age.

So who does it belong to? Is it even from a missing person?

The only missing person case open in Mason County is Katherine Phillips, who, at age 4-months, disappeared on June 29, 2011. Cole said the fragment, since it is too big to be that of a child’s, is definitely not Katherine Phillips, also known as “Baby Kate.” Katherine’s father, Sean Phillips, is currently serving a maximum 15-year prison sentence for unlawful imprisonment of the child. Local law enforcement is openly investigating the case as a murder.

There are a total of 249 missing people from Michigan listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a database that contains missing persons from around the country; 128 are women, 121 are men and 52 were children when they went missing.

Within a 100 mile radius, including Phillips, there are 14 people listed on the database. They include (age listed is when disappeared):